A farm that had been used by a Lancaster County group, Lancaster Against Pipelines, that has been vocal in its opposition to a county-crossing pipeline has been sold for $2.8 million, according to an LNP report.

Officials with Williams Partners, which is constructing the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline, had confirmed previously that they had finalized a sales agreement with the owners of a 107-acre tract of land at 325 Conestoga Boulevard in Conestoga Township. The Atlantic Sunrise project is a $3 billion expansion of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline system, which currently delivers about 40 percent of the natural gas consumed in Pennsylvania.

The company previously said that Williams does not intend to change the use of the property, currently being used by a tenant farmer.

In January, Lancaster Against Pipelines, constructed a wooden structure called The Stand as a staging area for their protests.

The property was purchased from Justin and Susan Cappiello, who leased the farm, and purchased it for $200,000 in 1984, according to LNP. Opponents of the pipeline were told to vacate the property last week, the newspaper said.